Health/Life Sciences

Jul 30, 2018, 9:06 AM

Steth IO raises $1.23M to expand smartphone-based intelligent stethoscope to new markets

StratoScientific, the Seattle-based startup that makes the Steth IO smart stethoscope, has raised $1.23 million to expand the use of… Read More

Jul 24, 2018, 10:21 AM

Stealthy Carewave Medical raises cash for pain relief device using ‘Pulsed Heat Technology’

Carewave Medical, a stealth mode startup backed by big names in Seattle’s biotech industry, has raised just over $3 million… Read More

Jul 24, 2018, 10:08 AM

Clinical drug screening startup A-Alpha Bio awarded Small Business Innovation Research grant

A-Alpha Bio, a startup aiming to speed up the development of new drugs, announced Tuesday it has won a… Read More

Jul 24, 2018, 6:00 AM

CIDR to merge with Seattle Children’s, creating largest pediatric infectious disease org in the US

Infectious diseases can make anyone sick, but those most at risk are almost always children and families. Despite recent advancements… Read More

Jul 23, 2018, 11:46 AM

Healthcare services company Remote Medical International acquires UK company as it expands

Remote Medical International, a subsidiary of healthcare conglomerate Columbia Pacific Management, announced Monday that it has acquired Newcastle, England, based company HSE… Read More

Jul 18, 2018, 5:00 PM

TLDR on location: Prime Day breaks record, Bill Gates invests in Alzheimer’s initiative, Wanderlust Society

Today’s featured stories Prime Day tops 100M products sold, becomes ‘biggest shopping event in Amazon history,’ despite glitches Investors including… Read More

Jul 18, 2018, 9:34 AM

Startup ID Genomics launches nonprofit ARMADA to fight deadly antibiotic-resistant infections

Antibiotics are one of the most effective and useful medicines on the market today, but the more these treatments are… Read More

Jul 17, 2018, 10:00 AM

Investors including Bill Gates put $30M towards Alzheimer’s ‘venture philanthropy’ initiative

Alzheimer’s disease is both common and devastating. A predicted 14 million Americans will have the disease by 2050 and it… Read More

Jul 17, 2018, 5:00 AM

Presage Biosciences raises $6M for technology to test new cancer drugs, appoints new CEO

Cancer technology maker Presage Biosciences has raised $6 million and appointed a new CEO as it moves to support the… Read More

Jul 16, 2018, 7:43 PM

Brain scientists meet to share data on magic mushrooms and other matters

What’s the best way to fine-tune brain stimulation to stop tremors? How do brain-wave patterns shift as we grow up?… Read More

Jul 13, 2018, 10:19 AM

Can Amazon fix healthcare? Experts offer a dose of reality on the tech giant’s health partnership

The United States has a healthcare problem. The country spends more per capita on healthcare than any other place in the… Read More

Jul 12, 2018, 2:09 PM

Nohla Therapeutics raises another $11M to support leukemia treatment trials

Seattle startup Nohla Therapeutics has reeled in another $11 million to further develop its leukemia treatment. The spinout of Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer… Read More

Jul 12, 2018, 1:49 PM

Report: Amazon and startup Xealth working on program to deliver medical supplies to patients

Amazon and Seattle startup Xealth are working on a pilot program that will let doctors ‘prescribe’ items for delivery to… Read More

Jul 11, 2018, 4:17 PM

TLDR: Anti-Amazon graffiti, see Times Square under water with HoloLens, needle-free blood sugar monitor for people with diabetes

Today’s featured stories Photos: Graffiti targeting Amazon and Jeff Bezos illustrates animosity toward tech giant in Seattle So much to… Read More

Jul 11, 2018, 9:39 AM

EndoGastric Solutions raises $30.5M to commercialize acid reflux treatment

News Brief: EndoGastric Solutions, a Seattle area biotechnology company, has raised $30.5 million to scale its commercial efforts. Existing investors… Read More

Jul 11, 2018, 9:12 AM

Know Labs unveils plan for non-invasive blood glucose monitor, sending stock skyrocketing

Know Labs, a public Seattle company formerly known as Visulant, announced a bold new strategy Wednesday. The company has shifted… Read More

Jul 10, 2018, 10:41 AM

Can you live to 200? New podcast from Seattle entrepreneur T.A. McCann wants to find out

Life expectancy worldwide has more than doubled since the year 1900. Thanks to remarkable scientific breakthroughs, people today are living… Read More

Jul 9, 2018, 10:14 AM

Seattle’s Integrated Diagnostics acquired by lung cancer technology company Biodesix

Colorado-based Biodesix, a company that creates technology around lung cancer, announced that it has acquired Seattle’s Integrated Diagnostics for an… Read More

Jul 9, 2018, 10:12 AM

Atul Gawande starts first day as CEO of Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan health venture

After months of anticipation and fanfare, Dr. Atul Gawande is starting his new job Monday as the CEO of the… Read More

Jul 6, 2018, 12:38 PM

Naveen Jain’s Viome raises another $5.5M, triples employee count as it ramps up wellness service

Viome, the wellness startup founded by Seattle-based tech entrepreneur Naven Jain, has raised $5.5 million in a new round of… Read More

Jul 2, 2018, 12:08 PM

GE quietly sells Caradigm to cancer company Inspirata, more than two years after Microsoft pulled out of the joint venture

News Brief: GE Healthcare has sold its shares of Redmond, Wash., based health technology startup Caradigm to Florida-based cancer diagnostic technology… Read More

Jul 2, 2018, 9:29 AM